Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
Le Neptune Oriental

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
CASSAS
Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
CASSINI DE THURY
Carte générale et particulière de la France.

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
JOUY; GARNERAY
Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LA PÉROUSE
Voyage autour du monde

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LICENT
Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
Panorama d’Athènes

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
PEETERS
Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
PÉRON; FREYCINET
Voyage de découverte aux terres australes

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
STACKELBERG
La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
VALENTINER
Atlas des Sonnensystems.
Swann, Nov. 14: Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986.

Swann, Nov. 14: George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777.

Swann, Nov. 14: Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845.

Swann, Nov. 14: Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475.

Swann, Nov. 14: Deng Xiaoping, TIME magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979.

Swann, Nov. 14: Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902.

Swann, Nov. 14: Bourienne’s Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836.

Swann, Nov. 14: George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934.

Swann, Nov. 14: Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793.

Swann, Nov. 14: Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58.

Swann, Nov. 14: John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959.

Swann, Nov. 14: H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s.
Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Red-Shouldered Hawk. London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain... New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books... London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SIGNED BY BORGES. Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. The New Negro: an Interpretation. 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
Forum Auctions
A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th November

Forum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum Auctions
A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th November

Forum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.

Christies: Rare Books and Manuscripts - online 10/16, 23003, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 29, 2024 - October 29, 2024

Page Size: 127 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	GARY, Romain (1914-1980)	Les Racines du ciel.	Paris	1956	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 3,780.00
102	GARY, Romain (1914-1980)	La Promesse de l'aube.	Paris:	1960	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 5,670.00
103	GARY, Romain (1914-1980)	Gloire a nos illustres pionniers.	Paris	1962	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,016.00
104	GARY, Romain (1914-1980)	Les Mangeurs d'etoiles et Adieu Gary Cooper.	Paris	1966 et 1969.	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
105	GARY, Romain (1914-1980)	Reunion de 14 ouvrages de l'ecrivain.			EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 4,032.00
106	AJAR, Emile (Romain Gary, sous le pseud. de, 1914-1980)	La Vie devant soi.	Paris	1975	EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	EUR 16,380.00
107	AJAR, Emile (Romain Gary, sous le pseud. de, 1914-1980)	Ensemble de 4 ouvrages.		1974-1981.	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 3,276.00
108	GAULLE, Charles de (1890-1970)	Lettre autographe signee, datee du 15 mars 1958.		1958	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,772.00
109	GIDE, Andre (1869-1951)	Paludes.	Paris	1895	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,008.00
111	HUIDOBRO, Vicente (1893-1948) et Juan GRIS (1887-1927)	Horizon carre.	Paris	1917	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 6,300.00
112	LAGERFELD, Karl (1933-2019)	Quelle Allure ce parfum! Dessin original signe accompagnant une lettre autographe signee, adressee a Jacques Helleu, a l'occasion de la sortie du parfum "Allure" de Chanel.	Sans lieu	1996	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 32,760.00
113	LOTI, Pierre (1850-1932) et Lucien SIMON (1861-1945)	Pecheur d'Islande.	Paris	1934	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 1,638.00
114	[MAGRITTE, Rene (1898-1967)]	Ensemble de lettres, cartes postales, billets, scripts, essais et poemes adresses a Rene Magritte et a son epouse Georgette (1901-1986),		v. 1936-1974.	EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 25,200.00
115	MARE, Andre (1885-1932), Henri-Dominique LACORDAIRE (1802-1861) et Maurice DENIS (1870-1943)	Vie de Saint Dominique.	Paris	1919	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,276.00
116	PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) et Ilia Zdanevitch, dit ILIAZD (1894-1975).	Afat. Soixante-seize sonnets.	[Paris	1940	EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	EUR 20,160.00
117	PROUST, Marcel (1871-1822)	Du cote de chez Swann.	Paris	1913	EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	Not Sold
118	ROUAULT, Georges (1871-1958)	Cirque de l'etoile filante.	Paris	1938	EUR 25,000.00 - 30,000.00	EUR 30,240.00
119	SEGUIN, Armand (1869-1903) et Aloysius BERTRAND (pseud. Louis Bertrand, 1807-1841)	Gaspard de la nuit. Fantaisies a la maniere de Rembrandt et de Callot.	Paris :	1904	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,764.00
120	TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de (1864-1901) et Georges CLEMENCEAU (1841-1929).	Au Pied du Sinai.	Paris	1898	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 37,800.00
121	UTRILLO, Maurice (1883-1955) et Francis CARCO (1886-1958)	Montmartre vecu par Utrillo.	Paris	1947	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,268.00
122	UTRILLO, Maurice (1883-1955) et Jean VERTEX (1904-1971, Jean-Marie Sau, dit)	Le Village inspire. Chronique de la boheme de Montmartre (1920-1950).	Paris	1950	EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	EUR 5,040.00
123	ZAO WOU-KI (1920-2013) et Hubert JUIN, Hubert Loescher, dit (1926-1987)	Les Terrasses de Jade.	Paris	1962	EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	Not Sold
124	ZAO WOU-KI (1920-2013) et Yves PEYRE (ne en 1952)	L'Evidence de la nuit.	Geneve	1991	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	Not Sold
125	ZAO WOU-KI (1920-2013) et Francois CHENG (ne en 1929)	Rompre le cri.	Paris	1994	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
126	ZAO WOU-KI (1920-2013) et Yves BONNEFOY, trad. (1923-2016)	XXIV Sonnets de Shakespeare. Traduction par Yves Bonnefoy.	Paris	1994	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold

Doyle
Stage & Screen
November 14 & 15

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD

Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD

Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD

Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
Freeman’s | Hindman
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
November 14

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.

Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024

Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo, 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné, Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again), New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Vitali, Lamberto. Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II, Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Goldstein, Ann. Christopher Wool, Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Celant, Germano. Piero Manzoni, 1989. €320 to €360. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Ernst, Max. Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480. Starting Bid: €10.